Information about #EEDD6D color

#EEDD6D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #EEDD6D is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(238, 221, 109) — 93.3% red, 86.7% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 51 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively sunny yellow, #EEDD6D has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B). Slightly further away sit Straw (#E4D96F) and Spring Fever (#E3DF6E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(238, 221, 109)), which gives #EEDD6D its character. On this background, black text reaches a 15.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. #EEDD6D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#EEDD6D color variations

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#EEDD6D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EEDD6D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Spring Fever color link
Spring Fever

#E3DF6E

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

Pale Gold color link
Pale Gold

#FDDE6C

Dandelion color link
Dandelion

#FDDB6D

Golden Sand color link
Golden Sand

#EACE6A

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Warm Sun color link
Warm Sun

#F1CD6C

#EEDD6D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EEDD6D
  • RGB238, 221, 109
  • CMYK0, 7, 51, 7
  • HSL52°, 79%, 68%
  • HSL Precise52.093°, 79.141%, 68.039%
  • HSV52°, 54%, 93%
  • HSB52°, 54%, 93%
  • HEX IDEEDD6D
  • DECIMAL ID15654253
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
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